PREDATORS (3-3-3) at PENGUINS (4-6-1)
7 p.m. ET; SN-PIT, SCRIPPS
Predators projected lineup
Steven Stamkos -- Ryan O’Reilly -- Matthew Wood
Filip Forsberg -- Mavrik Bourque -- Jonathan Marchessault
Ross Colton -- Alexander Kerfoot -- Nils Hoglander
Reid Schaefer -- Jack Drury -- Adam Edstrom
Roman Josi -- Adam Wilsby
Nicolas Hague -- Jayden Struble
Brady Skjei -- Nick Perbix
Juuse Saros
Justus Annunen
Scratched: Jack Ahcan, Vitali Pinchuk, Ilya Lyubushkin
Injured: William Trudeau (upper body)
Penguins projected lineup
Tommy Novak -- Sidney Crosby -- Rickard Rakell
Ville Koivunen -- Hendrix Lapierre -- Nick Robertson
Andrei Kuzmenko -- Blake Lizotte -- Rutger McGroarty
Elmer Soderblom -- Connor Dewar -- Avery Hayes
Spencer Stastney -- Erik Karlsson
Declan Carlile -- Kaedan Korczak
Ilya Solovyov -- Kris Letang
Arturs Silovs
Sergei Murashov
Scratched: Chase Pietila
Injured: Evgeni Malkin (illness), Justin Brazeau (lower body), Ryan Graves (knee), Trevor van Riemsdyk (lower body), Ben Kindel (vasovagal episode), Bryan Rust (lower body), Samuel Girard (lower body), Egor Chinakhov (lower body)
Status report
The Predators could make several changes from a 6-0 loss at the Boston Bruins on Thursday; Wood is expected to elevate to right wing on the first line and be replaced by Kerfoot at third-line center, Forsberg could drop to second-line left wing from the same spot on the first and Perbix likely will enter the lineup on the third defense pair in place of Lyubushkin. ... Malkin, a forward, participated in the Penguins optional morning skate but will not play after missing practice Friday because of an illness. ... Brazeau wore a regular contact jersey during the morning skate; the forward has yet to play this season after being injured during a preseason game on Sept. 21. ... Hayes will make his season debut after being recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Saturday. ... Girard was placed on injured reserve Saturday; the defenseman wore a non-contact jersey during the morning skate.
